A Q111 bus entering southbound service at Parsons Boulevard and 88th Avenue, one block south of Hillside Avenue, in Jamaica, Queens.
By Tdorante10 (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)%5D, via Wikimedia Commons.
Tag Archives: Queens
Woodhaven, Queens, after the Blizzard of 2016 (Photos)
The Wonder Bread – Hostess Bakery in Jamaica, Queens (Photos)
My family tells me that all of us kids got sweets whenever we went there in the 1970’s to buy bread. Being about four years old at the time, I can’t really remember that.
I definitely do remember loving Twinkies when I was a baby. Strangely, I also remember seeing the Wonder Bread logo on the backs of trucks when we were driving.
That factory had a long run. It closed only in 2011, believe it or not, after being in business for 130 years. 130 years … wow.
These photos were taken by Jim Henderson (via Wikimedia Commons).
Forest Park, Queens, New York (Photos)
Photo credit: Jim Henderson (Own work) [CC0], via Wikimedia Commons).
“Within, the wealthy lament/ The traffic at the Whitestone Bridge.”
Here’s a particularly nice shot of the Whitestone Bridge, connecting Queens, New York, with the Bronx (and Connecticut beyond). My Longwood High School Alumnus James Dentel shot this recently, and he was kind enough to let me use it.
This is the bridge referenced in my poem, “Amanda,” which was featured by Dagda Publishing and by Dead Snakes.
I used live not far from here. Yes, New York can be a rough place, but Whitestone, Queens and adjacent Beechurst were two of the greatest neighborhoods I ever inhabited.
Eric Robert Nolan, Author 